Collapsible container.



B. ROSENBERG. COLLAPSBLE CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED APII.26. 1918.

Patented Jau. 14,1919.

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To alt 'whom 'it may concern:

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tain new and usetul lmprovements `in Col- 'lt is desirable to lapsibleContainers, ot which the tollowing is a specitication,

lldy invention relates to an improved carton or receptacle preterably.made trom a single blank ot any suitable material, such as cardboard orpasteboard.

"the principal object ot the invention is to provide such a carton orreceptacle which shall be capable ot compactly holding a desired numberot objects in display position, and shall have sucient capacity to holdan additional number ot objects in reserve at the same time. hturtherobject ot the invention is to so score and cut the blanh thatitmay be quickly set up into condition tor use, and as quickly untoldedit it be desired to place it out ot use. d still turther object is to soshape the blank that when set up it,

with its contents, may be easily shippedwithout danger ot the objectscontained in the receptacle being brolren or lost..

Ithe embodiment ot the invention at present preterred by meisillustrated in the ac companying drawing, in whichliigure carton inposition ot use;

llig., 2 is aside elevational view;

ltig.- 3 is a rear elevational view;

t is a substantially central verticalr sectional view; and

5 is an eutendcd view ot the blanlr` used in tornaingthe carton.

deterring hrst to lig., 5 in which the blanli is shown, the web otcardboard or pasteboard is provided with the parallel score lines lo andll, by means ot which the sides l2 and ld are movably joined to theupper rear wall lt. .ht its upper edge the wall lt has movably connectedto it, by a score line l5,a tab or ldap lo which serves the doubletunction ot an advertising card and a protective covering tor articlesin the receptacle, as will be more tully hereinatter er lained..

the edge ot each side l2 and i3 may be given any desired contour,although the substantial ogee shape illustrated is preterred.. a provideeach edge with a straiht portion l so that when the bou Stans uprightwith the sides l2 and lh par l is a trout elevational view ot the allelthe lportions l'i' will otter a support tor a ledge or shelt lu'whichmay be laid over the parts l7 and serve to receive additional articlesto be displayed.

Attached by a score. line t9 to the lower edge ot the upper rear wallld, are the central sections which in the completed receptacle torm ahorizontal article-supporting Awall 2U, an intermediate vertical wall2l, the

base 22 .and an upstanding tront hap 23..

'llhe central sections, just named, are laterally severed trom the sidesl2 and ld ttl titi

along the cuts or lines 2d and [25. Between i the walls 2U and 2l is ascore line 26, and out out ot the lower edge ot the wall 2U, butintegral with the wall 2l, so as to project upwardly trom the wall 2lwhen the latter is in vertical position, are one or more stops such asthe tabs 27 to prevent articles on the wall 2U trom talling or beingpushed 'iti theretrom. '.lhe sections 2l. and 22 are connected togetherby the score line 21tr, and the sections 22 and 23 are connectedtogether by the score line 22a.

".llhe bottom ot the receptacle is termed bythe daps 2d and 22 which aremovably attached to the lower edges ot the side walls l2 andlh,respectively, by du and 3l.. l'lhe ldap 22 is provided with a tongue 32at its lower er edge designed to engage a slot 32 termed in the hap 29near its upper edge, and the u per edge ot the base wall 22 is providedwith a tongue hd designed to engage a second slot 35 termed in the hap29 and eutending sub stantially at right angles to the slotl 3d.

Ven the blank is laid dat, the slot 3d eirtends horiaontally, and theslot 35 entendsv by score lines at and t5, respectively, are

daps or eutensions do and t7 which, with the blanlr Aextended dat, lieediately above the ensions ot the bottom daps 28 and 29. 'llhese severalparts are coordinated inthe manner to be described hereinatter.

Ito set up, or torin the blanlr ot Fig. 5

the score lines the score lines llt..

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ltltl ltlti iro into-the completed box shown inthe other figures of thedrawing, the parts are manipulated in the following order The central'sections 20 to 23 arel moved upwardly, as a tongue 32 may be insertedinto the slot 33 which being done the bottom flaps are interlockedThereupon the sections 21, 22

and 23 are moved rearwardly between the walls 12 and 13, bein bent alongthe lines 26 and 21. The e ect of this rearward movement -is to brin thewall 20 into horizontal position and t e wall 21 into vertical position.The bottomwall 22 rests on the ottom flap 29 and the flap 23 projectsforwardly from between the side walls 12 and 13. The tongue 34 is 'thenengaged in the slot 35, and the central section is interlocked with thelower section of the boX. rlhe flaps 23 and 42 are then bent upwardlyparallel to each other, the aps 46 and-47 moved inwardly to lie againstthe outer face of flap 42, the section 39 moved upwardly against l thenaps 46 and 47 on the outside front end of the receptacle, the `section40 folded down against the inner face of section 23 and the vsection 41moved down against and parallel to the bottom wall 22 betwee;- the`intermediate `Wall 21 and the section 23. The receptacle is now incompletely set up position in readiness to receive the articles to bestored and displayed.

lt is to be understood that a carton or receptacle of the characterdescribed above may be made of almost any desired capacity,

l and the specific device herein illustrated and described willcomfortably Aaccommodate a dozen relatively short rectangular packagessuch as packages of hair pin's or chewing gum. The space between theintermediate vertical wall 21 and the Hap 40 will hold in displayposition say three packages 48 while there may be placed upon thehorizontal wall 20 a like number of packages 48. ln the storage spacebelow the wall 20 and in the rear of the wall 21 there will besui'icient room to accommodate a double row of three packages each, sothat in this way the container as a whole will accommodate twelvepackages. llt is to be understood that .this number is merely given forpurposes of illustration and that the receptacle may be made of suchsize as to rewalls may be provided.

ceive agreater or less number of packages.

y Zit will also be understood that instead of having but one wall 20 aplurality of such tecnici rl`he packages resting on the wall 20 are heldin position thereon by the tabs 27, the packages in front of the wall 21are held in. position by the several thicknesses of wall at the frontlower end of the receptacle, while no special means need beprovided,although it may be, to retain the articles in the storage space belowthe wall 20.

As indicated above a shelf 18 may be laid over the straight edges 17 andadditional articles 48 may be placed on such shelf. Ordinarily this willnot be desirable because the articles on such shelf 18 would eitherentirely or partially hide from view those resting on the wall 20.

One of the great advantages of the present device is the facility withwhich it may be shipped, and the contents thereof remain undisturbed.When the device is in display position the tab 1.6 st-ands upwardly andmay be and in practice is provided with advertising matter. When the boxwith its contents is to be shipped the lap 16 is turned into ahorizontal position so as to overlie the articles on the supporting wall20, and thereafter a jacket or container of suitable size is slippedover the entire package and the latter is then ready for shipment.

l desire it to be understood that my invention is not dependent on sizeor proportion of parts, nor is it to be limited to the details ofconstruction herein illustrated and described, but what l claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A carton `or receptaclecomprising an j integral blank and consisting of side walls, a base, anda single intermediate section oldable to provide a supporting wall andto divide approximately one half of the interior of the receptacle intooppositely arranged chambers adapted to receive articles.

2. A carton orreceptacle comprising an integral blank and consisting ofside walls and base members, an intermediate section of greater lengththan the combined length of the said side walls and base members, saidintermediate section forming a horizontal supporting` wall between theside walls intermediate their ends and a vertical intermediate wallbetween the side walls.

3. A carton' or receptacle comprising an integral blank and consistingof side walls,

a base, a -supporting wall eXtendin outwardly between the sidewalls at apomt intermediate their ends whereby space is pro- L Y vided above andbelow said supporting wall and an intermediate wall extending from saidsupporting wall to said base whereby space is provided between saidintermediate Wall and the front of said receptacle.

,4. A carton or receptacle comprising an i integral blank and havingtherein an intermediate section including a substantially rectangularportion forming an article supp porting shelf dividing the interior ofnaaniei said receptacle into a iront display portion t3. A carton orreceptacle comprising an integral blank and consisting of side Walls,base members, means for interlochng the latter, an intermediate section'of substantially rectangular form between the side walls, and means forinterlochng the intermediate section With one of said base members.

'i'. A carton or receptacle comprising an integral blank and consistingof side Walls and base members moyably connected thereto, a rearvertical wall movably connected with the inner edges of said side walls,a horizontal supporting Wall movably connected with said rear VerticalWall, an intermediate Vertical Wall movably connected with saidsupporting Wall, means on said intermediate Vertical Wall to retainarticles on said supporting Wall, means for interlocking said basemembers, and means tor locking said intermediate Vertical Wall to one ofsaid base members.

8. A carton or receptacle comprising anV integral blank and consistingot side walls and base members mora-bly connected there to, a rearvertical Wall movably connected with the inner edges of said side walls,a projecting Hap movably connected With one edge of said vertical wall,a horizontal supporting Wall movably connected with the opposite edge ofsaid vertical Wall, an interi mediate vertical wall movably connectedWith said supporting Wall, means projecting beyond the plane of saidsupporting Wall to retain articles thereon, means tor interlocking thebase members, and means for locMng the intermediate vertical Wall to oneof the lbase members.

lln testimony whereof l have aired my signature in presence oitm twoWitnesses BENJAMIN RUSENBERG.

Witnesses Urro Munn, @namen Fnanen.

